Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

Keith Proudfoot – the year ahead as NorSCA President 12 July 2019

Keith Proudfoot, President of Northern Society of Chgartered Accountants with Chris Soan and Yvonne Gale

Keith Proudfoot has been appointed as President of the Northern Society of Chartered Accountants.

Keith replaces Alan Johnston who has now completed his term across the 2018-19 year.

Business insight

Keith is a familiar face in business circles across the region, having been the ICAEW Regional Director for the Northern Region and Scotland for over 16 years until his retirement at the end of 2017.

support over 4,000 ICAEW members

As Northern Society President, Keith will support over 4,000 ICAEW members across the North East of England, Teesside, northern Yorkshire and Cumbria.

His role will involve overseeing a range of events and services for members, including a number of technical and networking events, such as the Northern Society Business and Awards Dinner.

This year’s Northern Society Business and Awards Dinner takes place on Friday 11 October 2019; the guest speaker is award-winning comedian Jo Caulfield.

Award-winning comedian Jo Caulfield will be guest speaker at Northern Society Business and Awards Dinner

Support for ICAEW members across Northern England

Northern Society of Chartered Accountants was established in 1882.  Since then our members have been assisting businesses in the north of England and producing chartered accountants for over 130 years.

assisting businesses in the north of England for over 130 years

Keith will be supported in his role as President by:

Deputy President Chris Soan, who is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Newcastle University; and

Vice President Yvonne Gale, who is CEO of NEL Fund Managers.

Keith was appointed at the recent Northern Society of Chartered Accountants AGM, which took place at the Northern Counties Club in Newcastle on Thursday 30 June. 

About Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA) represents 4,000 ICAEW members and ACA students working in business and the finance profession across the North East of England, Teesside, northern Yorkshire and Cumbria.

We have been assisting businesses in the north of England and producing chartered accountants for over 130 years.

About ICAEW

There are over 1.7m chartered accountants around the world – talented, ethical and committed professionals who use their expertise to ensure we have a successful and sustainable future.

Over 149,000 of these are ICAEW Chartered Accountants. We train, develop and support each one of them so that they have the knowledge and values to help build local and global economies that are sustainable, accountable and fair.

We’ve been at the heart of the accountancy profession since we were founded in 1880 to ensure trust in business. We share our knowledge and insight with governments, regulators and business leaders worldwide as we believe accountancy is a force for positive economic change across the world.

ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) is a founder member of Chartered Accountants Worldwide and the Global Accounting Alliance.